Etymology

Ilocano

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Today it means: The ethnolinguistic group of the Ilocos Region on the coasts of northwestern Luzon in the Philippines. Full definition →

Spanish ilocano ← Ilocano i-
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  1. Ilocano · derived fromi-
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromilocano
  3. English todayIlocano

Borrowed from Spanish ilocano, from iloco + -ano, where the root is from Ilocano i- (place of origin prefix) + either lukong (“hollow; concave”) or luek/luok (“cove; bay”) + Spanish -o.

Words from the same roots

Ilocanoi- all →

Ilocos

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